be willing to,愿意，樂意,e.g. She is willing to learn. 她很樂意學(xué)。,1 . Study the following words and expressions to prepare for the listening.,e.g. He is willing to help you. 他樂意幫助你。,take the first step,邁出第一步,Man has taken the first step to the universe. 人類已經(jīng)向宇宙邁 出了第一步。,approach,vt. 接近,靠近 n.方法,方式;態(tài)度,He cautiously approached the house. 他小心地走近那房子。,approach,vt. 接近,靠近 n.方法,方式;態(tài)度,e.g. I like his approach to the problem. 我喜歡他解決這個(gè)問 題的方法。,embarrass,使窘迫,使為難,Linda seemed embarrassed by her mothers question. 琳達(dá)似乎被她媽媽的問 題弄得有些窘迫。,open the conversation,開始談話,She opened the conversation on her arrival. 她一到，就開始了談話。,show interest in,表現(xiàn)出對(duì)的興趣,She showed her interest in repairing computers. 她表現(xiàn)出對(duì)修理電腦的興趣。,marriage,婚姻，結(jié)婚，結(jié)婚儀式,The marriage will take place in May. 婚禮將于五月舉行。,set a time,定時(shí)間,We set a time to meet at the entrance of a cinema. 我們定好時(shí)間在一個(gè) 電影院的門口見面。,2. Listen to a passage for the first time and decide what the purpose of the passage is.,The purpose of this passage is to _ let us know that Americans dont value friendship. B. make us believe that the Americans are not worth making friends with. C. give us some suggestions on how to make friends with Americans. D. give us reasons why we should make friends with Americans.,3. Listen to a passage for the second time and complete the following tips.,Americans,willing,small talk,join you,expect,time,interest,culture,for dinner,4. Listen to the passage again and decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. Correct the false one.,1) When making friends with Americans, you should invite them to parties.,When making friends with Americans, you should visit places Americans enjoy.,2) You should be willing to take the first step so as to make friends with Americans. 3) As you start your conversation, you should talk about something serious.,As you start your conversation, you should use small talk to open the conversation.,4) When the Americans say “Lets get together sometime”, they are trying to invite you to have a get-together. 5) Its easy to tell whether an American would like to be your friend.,Its not easy to tell whether an American would like to be your friend. It will take time to tell.,its not,always a real invitation.,Discuss what advice should be followed in making friends with the Chinese and then make up a conversation with your partner. One of you will play the role of an American, who is puzzled by the Chinese way of treating friends.,Work in groups,Useful expressions,A (a Chinese) and B (an American) greet each other. 2) A expresses his/her surprise at seeing Bs puzzled look.,You can make up your conversation according to following cues.,3) B expresses that he/she is puzzled by the Chinese way of treating friends and asks for advice. 4) A gives B his advice. 5) B expresses his thanks. 6) A and B say goodbye.,My Most Unforgettable Friend,What is friends? What is friendship? Study the following sayings and definitions about “friend” and “friendship”.,1) A friend is a gift you give yourself. 朋友是你給自己的禮物。,2) A cheerful friend is like a sunny day spreading brightness all around. 快樂的朋友就像陽(yáng)光 燦爛的日子，到處充 滿著光明。,3) A true friend is one who overlooks your failures and tolerates your success. 真正的朋友會(huì)忽略你的失敗，卻又 能容得下你的成功！,4) A good friend is hard to find, harder to lose, and impossible to forget. 好友難尋不易失，一生永不忘。,5) True friendship is like sound health: the value of it is seldom known until it is lost. 真正的友誼像健康：只有失去才知其珍貴。,6) The only unsinkable ship is friendship. 友誼之舟，永不沉沒。,7) The secret to friendship is being a good listener. 友誼的秘訣在于傾聽對(duì)方的心聲。,8) Friends are made and kept in three ways. First , by honouring them in their presence. Second, by speaking good about them in their absence. Third, by serving them in their needs. 友誼三部曲： 當(dāng)面尊敬； 背地夸獎(jiǎng)； 難時(shí)幫助。,Discuss and share your ideas with your partner. Then write your own sentences about a true friend and true friendship. If possible, you can write more than one sentence.,Discussion,Tips: the sentence is the basic unit of English language. And to be able to manage the sentence is important for anyone who wishes to write effectively.,A true friend is _ True friendship is _,A friend can be a person. What else can be a friend of yours? Complete the following table by noting down the key words.,toys,animals,1)Who/what is your friend? 2)How did you get to know each other? 3)Why is he/she/it unforgettable? Give examples. 4)How do you view friendship?,Give brief answers to the following questions. Then write a composition with the title “My Most Unforgettable Friend”.,【寫作指導(dǎo)】 1. 本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章，內(nèi)容是關(guān)于友誼、朋友的。 2. 這類文章一般分為兩部分：一部分?jǐn)⑹鍪录慕?jīng)過，另一部分?jǐn)⑹鍪录?duì)作者造成的影響或給他的教訓(xùn)等。 3. 本文的要點(diǎn)如下： 難忘的好朋友是誰(shuí)； 和他/她是如何認(rèn)識(shí)的；為什么他/她很難忘；舉例說明； 對(duì)朋友/友情的看法。,4. 句型搜索： We were on good terms with each other and often went to school or went home together. . is warm-hearted, energetic, intelligent and easy to get along with. But one day a quarrel broke out between us for. Having lost a close friend because of my actions, I felt very painful., Its very important to be honest with your friends/respect your friends privacy. Like a garden, friendship needs tending呵護(hù). Stay in touch with your friends as often as you can. Listening to each others problems is a way to keep your friendships meaningful., If you are a true friend, you will always make yourself available, especially during their hardest, most difficult times. It pays us to treat our friends well theyre worth more than wealth or property.,My Most Unforgettable Friend Peter and I used to be the closest friends. We often stayed together, doing homework, chatting and playing football. Peter had a stutter(口吃). One day I spoke about him at break, which made him angry. He said I wasnt his friend any more. I was also angry and thought there was no need for him to get that angry.,I didnt apologize to him immediately. So we didnt make up彌補(bǔ)and our relationship broke up. Later, Peter moved to the South with his parents. I havent heard from him since then. Having lost my close friend, I felt very hurt.,Through this incident, I realize its wrong to play tricks on Peters stutter and I should apologize for my mistake. I hope Peter can have a good time from the bottom of my heart.,